September 9, 2008

Democrats it's time to come back from vacation. The "Rove-like" machine is on and running full force. It is almost a bitter sweet irony that it is August yet again before a Presidential election. Have we not learned anything from the lessons of '04?

1. War starts in a new part of the world: Georgia is attacked by Russia. Tanks roll.

2. Putin sits with our President at the Opening Ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics

3. Shake well with a little scandal - and remarkably former Senator John Edwards is caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar

4. The Democrats (and the entire Congress) go on vacation for recess to raise the all necessary campaign dollars for the November races

5. Rev up the media machine and oops we're onto the races. The polls are falling.
The election is in a dead heat.

How the heck did this happen after the brilliant international trip of Senator Barack Obama? Why did that eight point upsurge in Gallup go virtually unnoticed?

Now, if we were really smart we would have written this playbook and been prepared.

Zippers up (at least until November) gentlemen.

Reveal the missteps (if there were any) before the media machine nails you male or female.

Drop the tennis rackets.

Hold up the cell phones, wave them in the air, and show the country you are in charge.

Please don't go on vacation and wave from your catamaran.

This is a deadly street fight until November. Americans are losing their homes, their health care, and their children in Iraq. Think like gun slingers, wrestlers, or street fighters. Progressives get back in the Party and hunker down for the fight of your lives. We need to work together. Hillary supporters no more Talmudic discourse, at least not now in public. There will be time for it all. Obama campaign put on your roller skates, drop the entitlement, make nice to the Hillary folks, and be nimble and quick.

This is our race to win. Where is our playbook? Please don't let swift boating become a permanent entry into the lexicon of terms used to lose a presidential election. It's almost humorous to see the "tail wagging the dog" in our foreign policy arena. Didn't we see that movie?